Timothy H. O'Sullivan
Pontoon Bridge across the Rappahannock

Pontoon Bridge across the Rappahannock

Public Domain

ArtistAmerican, born Ireland, 1840–1882
PrinterAmerican, born Scotland, 1821–1882
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Pontoon Bridge across the Rappahannock
  • from Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Volume I, Plate 32, published 1866
DateMay 1863
Place depictedFredericksburg, Virginia, United States
MediumAlbumen silver print from glass negative
DimensionsImage: 6 15/16 × 8 7/8 in. (17.7 × 22.5 cm)
 Sheet: 6 15/16 × 8 7/8 in. (17.7 × 22.5 cm)
 Mount: 11 7/8 × 15 5/8 in. (30.2 × 39.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number2023.234.1.32
Not on view

Explore Further

Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceJane (1914-1996) and Sawyer Rank (1914-1958), Minnesota; [Arader Galleries, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2023.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed in black, recto, under image: Negative by T. H. O’SULLIVAN. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by A. Gardner, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the District of Columbia. Positive by A. GARDNER, 511 7th St., Washington. // PONTOON BRIDGE ACROSS THE RAPPAHANNOCK. // No. 32. // May, 1863.

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.

Image Not Available for Pontoon Boat, Brandy Station, Virginia
Timothy H. O'Sullivan
Pontoon Boat, Brandy Station, Virginia
February 1864
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2023.234.2.8
Image Not Available for View on the Appomattox River, near Campbell's Bridge, Petersburg, Virginia
Timothy H. O'Sullivan
View on the Appomattox River, near Campbell's Bridge, Petersburg, Virginia
May 1865
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2023.234.2.32
Image Not Available for High Bridge Crossing the Appomattox, near Farmville, on South Side Railroad, Virginia
Timothy H. O'Sullivan
High Bridge Crossing the Appomattox, near Farmville, on South Side Railroad, Virginia
1865
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2023.234.2.48
Image Not Available for Chesterfield Bridge, North Anna, Virginia
Timothy H. O'Sullivan
Chesterfield Bridge, North Anna, Virginia
May 1864
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2023.234.2.16
Black Cañon, Colorado River, Looking Below from Big Horn
Timothy H. O'Sullivan
Black Cañon, Colorado River, Looking Below from Big Horn
1871
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2004.628
Wall in the Grand Cañon, Colorado River
Timothy H. O'Sullivan
Wall in the Grand Cañon, Colorado River
1871
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2004.629
The Dead on First Day's Field
Timothy H. O'Sullivan
The Dead on First Day's Field
1863
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2023.514
Image Not Available for Three First Traverses on Land End, Fort Fisher, North Carolina
Timothy H. O'Sullivan
Three First Traverses on Land End, Fort Fisher, North Carolina
January 1865
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2023.234.2.28
Image Not Available for Johnson's Mill, Petersburg, Virginia
Timothy H. O'Sullivan
Johnson's Mill, Petersburg, Virginia
May 1865
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2023.234.2.30
Image Not Available for The Pulpit, Fort Fisher, North Carolina
Timothy H. O'Sullivan
The Pulpit, Fort Fisher, North Carolina
January 1865
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2023.234.2.29
Image Not Available for View of the Petersburg Gas Works
Timothy H. O'Sullivan
View of the Petersburg Gas Works
May 1865
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2023.234.2.31
Image Not Available for View of the Interior of Fort Steadman
Timothy H. O'Sullivan
View of the Interior of Fort Steadman
May 1865
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2023.234.2.34